Cat at Cow Yard Landing

North Chatham in October

"As usual, for me, it took several years to take this photo. I had envisioned this particular catboat alone, reflected in still water with an interesting sky. Fortunately, the boat is kept moored late in the season after all the other powerboats have been hauled out. On this particular evening, all the elements fell in place. What I wasn’t expecting was the pink hue of the Belt of Venus to be projected into the clouds on the horizon. This atmospheric event happens occasionally and is difficult to predict, because it requires a clear sunset on the opposite horizon, as well as enough moisture in the air to cause the back scattering of red light. To enhance the foreground reflection of the boat and clouds, I positioned myself in about a foot of water on the tidal flats while standing on top of an upended scallop tote." -Jon Vaughan, Photographer

Fine Art Photograph by Jon Vaughan, dry mounted on acid-free foam board, custom cut and hinged on an acid-free matte. Choose Matted or Framed   Additional sizes of this image may be available. Please call (508) 945-1288 for more info.

Processes and Materials

This photograph is dry-mounted and personally hand signed by Jon Vaughan on the back, including the title, location and time of year. It is an open edition print on archival pulp paper with archival pigment inks. Please treat it with the same care you would give to watercolor art - framed behind glass and protected from direct sunlight and excessive humidity. The print is permanently dry mounted on acid-free foam board. Then an acid and lignin free mat (Crescent Select - White Sands) is custom cut and museum hinged to the mounting board. The finished piece is protected in a custom sleeve of high clarity archival Mylar film. All of the mounting, matting and framing is done at Yankee Ingenuity. Bob Korn, of Bob Korn Imaging, printed this image, as well as all of Jon Vaughan's images since 1981.